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Terskey Alatau

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Peak
  
Karakol Peak

Length
  
354 km (220 mi) E-W

Country
  
Kyrgyzstan

Elevation
  
5,216 m (17,113 ft)

Width
  
40 km (25 mi) N-S

State/Province
  
Issyk-Kul Region

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Küngöy Ala‑Too Range, Jeti‑Ögüz resort, Kyrgyz Ala‑Too Range, Issyk‑Kul, Altyn Arashan

Arkars in terskey alatau


The Teskey Ala-Too or Terskey Ala-Too (Kyrgyz: Тескей Ала-Тоосу, [teskéj ɑlɑtoːsú]) is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk Kul, from the river Joon Aryk near Kochkor in the west to the far northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the range is 354 km and the highest peak is Karakol Peak (5,216 m). Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak (5,168 m).

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Map of Khrebet Terskey Ala-Too, Kyrgyzstan

Argali in terskey alatau


Geology

Terskey Ala-Too is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.

References

Terskey Alatau Wikipedia